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Nut-Cracking Monkeys Use Shapes to Strategize Their Use of Tools
February 27, 2013 — Bearded capuchin monkeys deliberately place palm nuts in a stable position on a surface before trying to crack them open, revealing their capacity to use tactile information to improve tool ... > full story -
Eyes Work Without Connection to Brain: Ectopic Eyes Function Without Natural Connection to Brain
February 27, 2013 — For the first time, scientists have shown that transplanted eyes located far outside the head in a vertebrate animal model can confer vision without a direct neural connection to the brain. ... > full story -
Swine Cells Could Power Artificial Liver
February 27, 2013 — Scientists are examining a line of "immortal" swine cells that can differentiate into liver cells. These cells could be part of an artificial liver device, which could reduce the need for liver ... > full story -
Songbirds’ Brains Coordinate Singing With Intricate Timing
February 27, 2013 — As a bird sings, some neurons in its brain prepare to make the next sounds while others are synchronized with the current notes—a coordination of physical actions and brain activity that is ... > full story -
Viruses Can Have Immune Systems: A Pirate Phage Commandeers the Immune System of Bacteria
February 27, 2013 — A new study reports that a viral predator of the cholera bacteria has stolen the functional immune system of bacteria and is using it against its bacterial host. This provides the first evidence that ... > full story -
Camera Inside Spiraling Football Provides Ball's-Eye View of Field
February 27, 2013 — Researchers have shown that a camera embedded in the side of a rubber-sheathed plastic foam football can record video while the ball is in flight that could give spectators a unique, ball's-eye view ... > full story -
Resurrection of 3-Billion-Year-Old Antibiotic-Resistance Proteins
February 27, 2013 — Scientists are reporting "laboratory resurrections" of several 2-3-billion-year-old proteins that are ancient ancestors of the enzymes that enable today's antibiotic-resistant bacteria to shrug off ... > full story -
Cryopreservation: A Chance for Highly Endangered Mammals
February 27, 2013 — Oocytes of lions, tigers and other cat species survive the preservation in liquid nitrogen. Scientists have now succeeded in carrying out cryopreservation of felid ovary ... > full story -
Pessimism About the Future May Lead to Longer, Healthier Life
February 27, 2013 — Older people who have low expectations for a satisfying future may be more likely to live longer, healthier lives than those who see brighter days ahead, according to new ... > full story -
Invention Opens the Way to Packaging That Monitors Food Freshness
February 27, 2013 — Millions of tons of food are thrown away each year because the 'best before' date has passed. But this date is always a cautious estimate, which means a lot of still-edible food is thrown away. ... > full story
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